Mechanical Designer

Basic Requirements:
Formal Tertiary education : N. Dip or higher in Mechanical Engineering Or Mechatronics Degree
Drivers License : Code 8 required
LanguagesEnglish (speak, read, and write)
Afrikaans (speak, read, and write)
German (Advantageous)

Experience:
Min 2-3 years experience in a design capacity
Commissioning/Manufacturing Experience advantageous
Competent in concept development
Intermediate machine calculations knowledge and FEA Experience
Basic understanding of material specification & processes
Basic application of manufacturing and welding principles
Basic Project Lead Experience

Job Objectives:
To work within the design department team to deliver engineering designs and solutions specific to customer requirements and / or specifications.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
Understand and comprehend facility purpose and objectives
Define and set up process flowcharts and sequence of operation for required facilities.
Establishing most effective design solution to achieve required specification.
To ensure that product solutions are developed / researched to achieve compliance with design objectives and project specifics.
Calculation of stresses, forces and accuracies.
To design and verify technical designs.
To specify components for the purpose of procurement
To liaise with specialist consultants e.g. Design Consultants/Suppliers.
To liaise with customer with regards to requirements and or changes during the design phase.
To resolve manufacturing issues in the early stages of design and development.
To comply with ISO procedures with regards to Project Handover, Concept Development, Design Realisation and Design Sign off.
Create design release package for manufacturing purposes.
Create final designs within a controlled budget environment.

Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998

Jendamark Automation reserves the right not to make an appointment. Applications will not qualify the applicant to an interview or appointment, as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please kindly consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted two weeks after submission/closing date.